Pride and Prejudice (1995) is one of the most popular and financially successful miniseries ever produced by the BBC and A&E, and one of our favorite movie adaptations of Jane Austen’s classic novel. In 2005 we were treated to the deluxe 10th anniversary edition that was touted as an improved edition from previously issued DVD releases. We were not impressed. The color and clarity had been distorted to a muddy mess in comparison to our old VHS tapes. We have waited patiently for this day and are happy to report that the technical restoration is a vast improvement to the previous editions and well worth the extra money.

New restored Blu-ray quality

Old muddy DVD quality

The trick is; do you have a Blu-ray player? They are not cheap and you must have an HD capable television to enjoy the benefits. I am not a techie, so you can get the lowdown on an industry review and the geeky stuff here. You can see by the before and after pictures what a remarkable job that they did restoring the original film negatives. It is not as fabulous as new movies on Blu-ray, but it is probably the best we will see for a while, or maybe ever! In addition to the two disc set of all five episodes, brand new bonus materials including a fascinating short film about the technical restoration process. Have fun, and enjoy!

10 comments:

I have the "special edition" DVD set of Pride and Prejudice from 2001, and while I'm no technical expert I would say the picture is several ticks better than what they released in the 10th anniversary set (which seems very strange). Blu-Ray is not happening for me any time in the near future, unless I come into a TON of money. ;-) But the screen capture you share looks great.

I very happy with my old VHS copy although this newest version would be great when the VHS bites the dust...Lost in Austen ? I'd rather take a dose of cod liver oil than spend money on it, let alone watch it again !

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